Gasoline meter for automobiles, etc.



GASOLINE METER FOR AUTOMOBLMES ETC Filed NOV. 16 1920 rammed Mara/[1923. e 1,450,085' UNITED v STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

JEDLIT'SCHKA, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

-GASOLINE METER FOR AUTOMOBILES,ETC.l

Application led November 16, 1920. Serial No. 424,403.

To all whom t may concern.' valve 19. The pump head is, provided with Be it known that I, BEN JEDLITSCHKA, a. valve 20 through which the fluid will pass' citizen of the United States, residing at Los Awhen the pump is actuated, and the fluid Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and thus pumped through thepump headis dis? 60 State of California, have invented new and charged through opening 17 tothe reservoir useful Improvements in Gasoline Meters It will be noted that the construction as for Automobiles, Etc., of which the followthus described provides a measuring pump ing is a specification. wherein each reciprocation of the'pump will It is the object of this invention to prodischarge a predetermined amounto-f fluid 65 vide a meter particularly adapted for use to the reservoir. in connection wi-th the fuel supply for a The reciprocation of the pumpactuates m01501- vehiele and the like, suitable registering mechanism which is l The invention will lbe readily understood shown at 21 as provided with a total regisfrom the following description of the ac-` ter 22 and a trip register 23. The register is 70 companying drawings, in which: actuated'in usual manner by a shaft 24wvl1ich- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through 1s prov1ded with engageable vmeans such as the meter. a disc head 25having the axially projecting Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the circumferential pins 26. Engaging means meter showing the top of the casing-resuch as a pin 27r upon the end of pump rod 75 moved. 9, which is connected to crank throw 8, is

Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 3-3 adapted to engage pins 26 so that at each of Figure 1. 4 reciprocation ,of the pump rod 6, the shaft The meter is housedl within a casing 1 of the registering mechanism -will be turned. divided by the vertical partition 2 into a By this arrangement the amount of fluid 80 reservoir 3, and a pump cylinder 4 having pumped to reservoir 3 will be accuratelya. transverse partition 5 at its lower end registered. spaced from the base of the casing so as to A port 18 through'which fluid is drawn form a. float chamber 6. from the float chamber 6 to the pumpcyli-n A transverse shaft 7 is journaled 1n the der. is preferably arranged in aconduit de- 85 upper part of reservoir 3 and extends into y pending toward the bottom of the float the pump cylinder where ,it is provided `chamber from partition 5. A fluid intake 28 with a'crank throw 8 connected to a pump is provided in the float. chamber, and is rod 9 arrangedl to reciprocate pump head adapted to be'closed by a needle valve-29 10 within the pump cylinder 4. A gear 1l f lxed'upon a rock arm=30 which is 'actuated' 90 is loosely `journaled upon shaft lWithin by a float 31 within the float chamberso as reservoir 3` and said gear 1s rotated by a to open the needle valve whenthe fluid level worm 12 which is mounted upon a shaft 13. within the float chamber is lowered,` and to g This shaft is constantly rotated from any Close the needle valve whengthe floatv cham suitable moving part vof the engineyupon ber has been filled. The fluid inlet 28 may 95 which the meter is employed. The shaft 13 be provided with a suitable nipple 32 to and gear 1l constitute a continuous power. which is connected a conduit leading from sleeve 14 is fixed for rotation-with shaft the fluid`supply. 7 and is axially movable along the same. The reservoir 3 is -provided with a dis- Gear 1l and sleeve 14 are provided with co charge port 33 extending through a suitable 100 operating clutch members 15`16, which nipple 34 to which is connected a conduit when the sleeve is shifted to cause engageleading to the carbureter of the engine upon ment of the clutch will provide for the rowhich the meter is employed. The port 33 tation of shaft 7 from the shaft 13. is provided with a two-wayvalve 35 so ar- The upper portion of partition 2 is proranged that the fluid in reservoir'3 may be 105 vided with an opening 17 causin comdischarged through port 33, or when the munication between the portion o pump 'valve is turned to its second position the cylinder 4 which is above the pump head, fluid in vfloat chamber 6 will be discharged r and the reservoir 3. rlhe reciprocation of directly through port 33 by way fof a bythe pump-head will drev-`A luid into the pass 36 extending from l float chamber 6 to 110 pump cylinder through a port 18 vin partithe two-way valve. y tion 5 which is normally closed by. a check Sleeve 14 is actuated to provide the driv! ing` connection lfor shaft.7` When'the fluid pumped into reservoir 3 has reached a` lowthat when the bell crank l'everis swungupon its pivotv throuofhl the rise and'fall of float 37, sleeve 14 will be moved back and forth to engage and disengage .the-.clutch When the ymeteris in use, valve 35 is turned to close by-pass 36 and' cause the fluid. in reservoir 3 to. discharge through. port 33. Fuel is supplied to float -chamber 6 'i from the l fuel tank, and when the' fuel pumped to reservoir 3 has reached allow level, clutch -16 is engaged'to actuate the measuring pump and tlierebysupply' fuelr to the reservoir. plied will vbe registered uponthe registering` mechanism, and as a consequence the device forms an accurate meter for the fuel used by the engine with which the meter is employed.

'Yhen it is desired to supply fuel to the carbureter of the engine Without causingthe meter to function, the valve 85 is turned so that the fuel is discharged directly'from the float chamber through bye-pass 36 to the port lever 40 .is pivotedto thecasinglv f 1 With one arm 41 thereof pivoted to rod 39,- and the other arm 42 received "in agroove 43 of the sle.eve.14, the parts being so arranged-- The amount of fuel thus sup-A 33, f vas a consequence the measuring mechanism will become inoperative.Y Various changes vmay be made Without decl'aimedj.

`lhat is-'claimed is z v1,'In ari-automatic, uring dev-ice, Wall intoa reservoir and a`pump chamber, pump actuating means in said reservoir, a valved'piston in said vpump chamber, a

fuel supply? 'measvalved bottom in the pump chamber, and

{ineans for starting said pumip` actuating meansWhenever the liquid insaid reservoir fallsbelow'a predetermined level, the divida casing divided by a' vertical' partingfromfthe spiritof the invention as ingfw'all having a port for passage of iuid lifted the piston, into the reservoir.

In an automatic, .fuel supply andvmeas.- urmg device, a casing `divided by-a-vertical 'wall into'a reservoir and a pump chamber, a

valved piston in said chamber, a valved bottoni in theipump chamber, the dividingv Wall having ajport for passage vof fluidl lifted by the piston, into the reservoir, a crank shaft enclosedHin-the casing and attached-,tothe piston, means constantly running on the i crank shaft, and means for`automatically connecting said shaftand said means tol intermittently replenish the reservoirsupply.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name 'to this specification.-A

' BEN: JEDLiTsoHKA. 

